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. 2022 Nov-Dec;98(6):572-578.
doi: 10.1016/j.jped.2022.02.006. Epub 2022 Jun 5.

The trend of services provided by human milk banks between 2010 and 2019 in Brazil

Dannyele Nunes Carrijo  1 , Marília Neves Santos  2 , Vivian Mara Gonçalves de Oliveira Azevedo  3 , Ana Elisa Madalena Rinaldi  4
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The trend of services provided by human milk banks between 2010 and 2019 in Brazil

Dannyele Nunes Carrijo et al. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2022 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

Objective: To describe the trend of participation in group and individual support by human milk banks (HMBs) provided between 2010 and 2019 in Brazil.

Methods: Ecological study with data from participation in group and individual support provided by the HMBs between 2010 and 2019, available in the production report of the Brazilian Network of Human Milk Banks. The number of participation in group and individual support was expressed for Brazil and for Brazilian macroregions in absolute numbers. Trend analysis was performed from the analysis of index numbers, considering the year 2010 as a reference. It was calculated the ratio of the number of participation in group and individual support by HMBs for each macroregion and year.

Results: There was an increase of 42% in participation in group support (300,595 in 2010 vs 425,570 in 2019) and an increase of 69% in individual support (1,157,038 in 2010 vs 1,962,162 in 2019). The North and Northeast macroregions had the highest growth rates in the provision of these services (122 and 131%, respectively), above the national growth rate in the study period. In contrast, the Midwest region showed a downward trend throughout this period, for both types of support. However, in the Midwest, there was a higher ratio of participation in groups by HMBs between 2010 and 2016 and for individual support by HMBs between 2010 and 2012.

Conclusion: Individual and group support provided by the HMB as a strategy to support breastfeeding increased considerably in Brazil during the study period, especially in the North and Northeast regions.

Keywords: Breastfeeding; Human milk; Milk banks.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Trend of participation in group support provided by Human Milk Banks/Human Milk Collection Stations in Brazil and in the North and Northeast (1A), Midwest, Southeast and South (1B) regions of the country. Brazilian Network of Human Milk Banks (rBLH), 2010-2019.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Trend of participation in individual support provided by Human Milk Banks/Human Milk Collection Stations in Brazil and in the North and Northeast (2A), Midwest, Southeast and South (2B) regions of the country. Brazilian Network of Human Milk Banks (rBLH), 2010-2019.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Ratio of the participation in group (3A) and individual (3B) support by Human Milk Banks/Human Milk Collection Stations numbers by macroregions. Brazilian Network of Human Milk Banks (rBLH), 2010-2019.
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Comment in

  • Global neonatal care and access to human milk.
    Perrin MT, Gutierrez Dos Santos B, Mansen K, Israel-Ballard K. Perrin MT, et al. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2022 Nov-Dec;98(6):545-547. doi: 10.1016/j.jped.2022.07.001. Epub 2022 Jul 28. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2022. PMID: 35908657 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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